Pew Research released an article Wednesday titled “Views of Race, Policing and Black Lives Matter in the 5 Years Since George Floyd’s Killing.” Pew found that while support for Black Lives Matter briefly peaked in June 2020 after the death of George Floyd, since then it’s support has leveled out to a slim majority.
Public support for the Black Lives Matter movement…reached a high mark in June 2020, when 67% of U.S. adults expressed support, according to our surveys.
However, support quickly dropped. In September 2020, 55% of Americans said they supported the Black Lives Matter movement, a 12 percentage point decrease from a few months prior. And support had declined again by 2023, when about half of Americans said they supported the movement (51%).
Today, support seems to have leveled off. Some 52% of Americans say they strongly or somewhat support the…
